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Regions of care: a political ecology of reciprocal materialities

open access: yesJournal of Political Ecology, 2016
Indigenous "country" or "land" is a region of reciprocities constituted through the relationships and obligations that preserve the continuity of life.
Soren C. Larsen
doaj   +1 more source

The political ecology of water commercialisation in Kenya

open access: yes, 2007
Water is an essential commodity for human life. It is also a political and environmental good. The latter attribute makes it a suitable candidate for analysis in the context of political ecology.
K'Akumu, O.A.
core   +1 more source

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Jalons pour une géographie politique de l’environnement

open access: yesL'Espace Politique, 2017
This paper proposes a triple reflection: at first, on the positioning of the geographers who care about environment in the sphere of influence of the political ecology; then, on the place of the nature in the field of the political geography; finally, on
Lionel Laslaz
doaj   +1 more source

Political ecology of environmental crises in Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
: Bangladesh suffers from a range of crises affecting its human and non-human environments. The issues are widely discussed, with corrective policies proposed and implemented, but the results so far have not been satisfactory.
Sanyal, Nandini
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Political Acoustic Ecology: On the Role of Political Ecology in Soundscape Studies

open access: yes, 2023
Which role may Political Ecology play for studies of Acoustic Ecology? As global environmental change is rapidly transforming soundscapes along the frontiers of resource use, important questions arise about who precisely occupies the common sonic ...
Scheidel, Arnim
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theorizing power in political ecology: the where of power in resource governance projects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Power and politics have been central topics from the early days of Political Ecology. There are different and sometimes conflicting conceptualizations of power in this field that portray power alternatively as a resource, personal attribute or relation ...
Ahlborg, Helene   +7 more
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The Barcelona School of Ecological Economics and Political Ecology : Building Bridges Between Moving Shores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This chapter aims to give an overarching vision of the plural epistemological basis of the Barcelona school of ecological economics and political ecology, as well as to provide examples of the cross-fertilization between disciplines, methods and ...
Villamayor Tomás, Sergio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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